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Cry of the tiger
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 17/04/2016
» Chatraporn "Jang" Tamthong spends her working day caring for the dozens of tigers she has raised by hand.
The sex workers embraced by the wrong arms of the law
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 24/07/2016
» Strolling around downtown Udon Thani, visitors quickly gain the impression it is not much different from other major cities in Thailand. The locals are genuinely friendly and the streetscape consists of the usual food stalls, mega shopping malls and night market, adding a big-city vibe to the culturally rich northeastern hub.
Sex work lures African women to Pattaya
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 17/09/2017
» Sea, sand and sun are what most people expect when they come to visit Pattaya. But one thing that makes Sin City so infamous is its wealth of nightlife and entertainment venues. For this beachfront city, the day seems to stretch on endlessly into the wee hours.
Tainted by a sordid tradition
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 21/05/2017
» For Note, a 42-year-old freelance journalist in northern Thailand, there's nothing bigger or more exciting than welcoming government officials from the central office in Bangkok. The officials visit for inspections, meeting with locals and talking to the local media. The trip is usually well organised from the moment they arrive until they leave the area.
No sex please, we're Thai
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 26/02/2017
» It started off as nothing more than a small fishing village on the Gulf of Thailand. Its long sweeping bay was dotted with a few boats and shacks where the villagers lived. Then a group of 500 American soldiers stationed at a military base in Nakhon Ratchasima were driven to Pattaya on June 29, 1959, for a week of rest and relaxation (R&R). They rented several houses at the southern end of the beach from a prominent local, Luang Sunthorn, thus opening a Pandora's box for this sleepy fishing village.
US prosecutors seek more Thai suspects in sex ring case
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 09/10/2016
» US prosecutors are urging closer cooperation with local police to expand their investigations into a trafficking ring they claim involved hundreds of Thai women being sold into "sexual slavery".
Vanishing in China
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 16/10/2016
» A 2013 UN report into the trafficking of women from northern Laos found a "significant number" had disappeared inside China.
Lifting the veil on virgin brides for sale
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 16/10/2016
» After being sold by her own father, Anong, a 15-year-old girl from Muang Fuang in Laos, came to realise that her home wasn't the protective, caring place she thought it was.
Russian, Kazakhstani go-go dancers arrested in Pattaya
Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 29/12/2015
» Police arrested 25 Russian and Kazakhstani go-go dancers in Pattaya City, Chon Buri province, early on Tuesday morning for not having work permits.
Child sex case dropped, but a life still left in ruins
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 11/10/2015
» On June 8 last year, the life that American engineer Christopher Lee Hobbs had been building for himself and his family came tumbling down. The 56-year-old was arrested in Pattaya on six counts of molesting two underage boys — a Thai and a Cambodian — and faced the prospect of 42 years in prison.